Description
pyasn1 is a generic ASN.1 library for Python. Prior to 0.6.5, constructed BIT STRING decoding repeatedly shifts and copies the complete bit value accumulated from earlier fragments. Attacker-controlled BER or CER input contains many constructed BIT STRING fragments; schema-driven DER also accepts a definite-length constructed BIT STRING. BitStringPayloadDecoder repeatedly calls BitString.fromOctetString with the prior bitString as prepend, shifting an ever-growing SizedInteger for each fragment and causing quadratic work. Large fragmented values can exhaust CPU during decode() without requiring later conversion or formatting. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.5.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyasn1 | pyasn1 | < 0.6.5 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pyasn1 | 0.6.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pyasn1 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | pyasn1 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | pyasn1 | 0.6.4-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-9011-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | pyasn1 | 0.6.3-1ubuntu0.2 | USN-9011-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | pyasn1 | 0.4.8-4ubuntu0.4 | USN-9011-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pyasn1 | 0.4.8-1ubuntu0.4 | USN-9011-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | pyasn1 | 0.4.2-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm2 | USN-9011-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | pyasn1 | 0.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm2 | USN-9011-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | pyasn1 | 0.1.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-9011-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | pyasn1 | 0.1.7-1ubuntu2.1+esm2 | USN-9011-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | python3-pyasn1 +2 | 0.4.8-4.amzn2023.0.6 | ALAS2023-2026-3438 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | python2-pyasn1 +3 | 0.1.9-7.amzn2.0.6 | ALAS2-2026-4104 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | python-pyasn1 | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-pipelines-apiserver | 2.18.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-server | 2.18.0-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | superset-6.0 | No fix yet | — |
| Wolfi rolling | superset-6.1 | 6.1.0-r24 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pyasn1 | < 0.6.5 | 0.6.5 | GHSA-2qm8-x737-gmw5 |
Advisories 3
- ALAS2023-2026-3438 Important: python-pyasn1 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 12, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-4104 Important: python-pyasn1 security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9011-1 pyasn1 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 11, 2026